Try Michael Kammen, COLONIAL NEW YORK. Milton M. Klein | phone: (423) 974-2806 University of Tennessee, Knoxville | email: [log in to unmask] On Mon, 20 Oct 1997, Todd Kitta wrote: > hello, i found this listserve while searching for NY history (what a > coincidence, eh?) well, anyhow, i dont how kindly you look upon high school > seniors looking for info for their reports... > but I have a BIG report due friday to my honors American History AP class > on the colony of New York up until the Constitutional Convention in 1787.. > > i have to have: > > -a brief history from the founding of NY till the convention > -social trends: pop., religious beliefs, social structure, ect. > -politics: political traditions, basic structure of state's constitution > until 1787, who were the political leaders (names and social classes) > -economy: major economic functions, what are they dependant on > -any geographical info > > I am not asking for a freebee here, just help on finding info, preferable > from a user on this listserve or somewhere else on the net... > > thanks again... bye >